Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful Album chords by Paloma Faith
Guitar chords with lyrics
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Paloma Faith - Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful?
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01. Stone Cold Sober
02. Smoke And Mirrors
03. Broken Doll
04. Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful?
05. Upside Down
06. Romance Is Dead
07. New York
08. Stargazer
09. My Legs Are Weak
10. Play On
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01. Stone Cold Sober
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No Capo
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[Intro]
Em
[Verse]
Em
I'll be the late night lady you won't recognise
I'm a chameleon I'm always in disguise
I'd read your future but it's written in the past
Take a good look might be your last
[Pre-Chorus]
CAm
Don't try to show me
C
Cause you don't know me
Am
Stay away
[Chorus]
EAG
I can be wilder than the wind
CE
119 miles an hour
AG
I'm in a whole other dimension
CE
Dancing doubles on the floor
AG
You think I'm crazy, a little bit hazy
CEm
But I'm stone cold sober
[Verse]
Em
You're telling me something
But there's nothing cheap as words
I'm walking away before I do affect the birds
Excuse me mister I've got other things to do
Than to stand here listening to you
[Pre-Chorus]
CAm
Stop talking at my face
C
Take a rocket out to space
Am
And stay away
[Chorus]
EAG
I can be wilder than the wind
CE
119 miles an hour
AG
I'm in a whole other dimension
CE
Dancing doubles on the floor
AG
You think I'm crazy, a little bit hazy
C
But I'm stone cold
[Chorus]
EAG
I can be wilder than the wind
CE
119 miles an hour
AG
I'm in a whole other dimension
CE
Dancing doubles on the floor
AG
You think I'm crazy, a little bit hazy
CEm
But I'm stone cold sober
[Bridge]
Em7Em6
In the madness of the storm
C/E
I'm the one to carry on
EmEm7
I don't need no medicine
Em6
If you're looking for a cure
C/E
Don't be knocking at my door
[Pre-Chorus]
C
I'll never let you in
AmC
Take a rocket into space
Am
And stay out of my face
[Chorus]
EAG
I can be wilder than the wind
CE
119 miles an hour
AG
I'm in a whole other dimension
CE
Dancing doubles on the floor
AG
You think I'm crazy, a little bit hazy
C
But I'm stone cold
[Chorus]
EAG
I can be wilder than the wind
CE
119 miles an hour
AG
I'm in a whole other dimension
CE
Dancing doubles on the floor
AG
You think I'm crazy, a little bit hazy
CEm
But I'm stone cold sober
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02. Smoke And Mirrors
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No Capo
[Verse]
Bm
I met you we made a pact
D
Broke promises the system snapped
ABm
Saw all your lies in Neon lights uh oh
Bm
Glitter coated miracles
D
And then one day the curtain called
ABm
Behind your smile you're phoney and a fake
[Pre-Chorus]
BmD
Give it up, you've been discovered
ABm
Don't look back 'cos you've just lost your lover
BmD
Give it up, you're an illusion
AF#F#EDC#
Play your tricks and all I get is just confusion
[Chorus]
BmEm
And now we're through, the show is over
ABm
The audience is walking out the room
GEm
You know it's true, well I told ya'
F#F#EDC#
That all you've done comes back around on you
[Verse]
Bm
You said you were built to last
D
You took my hand you made a pass
ABm
The moon eclipsed and circled round my heart
Bm
With your kiss my life began
D
Your love it hit and then you ran
ABm
I hope you pay your dues I'm moving on
[Pre-Chorus]
BmD
Give it up, you've been discovered
ABm
Don't look back 'cos you've just lost your lover
BmD
Give it up, you're an illusion
AF#
Play your tricks and all I get is just confusion
[Chorus]
BmEm
And now we're through, the show is over
ABm
The audience is walking out the room
GEm
You know it's true, well I told ya'
F#F#EDC#
That all you've done comes back around on you
[Interlude]
BmEmABmGEmF#F#EDC#
[Bridge]
BmD
You might think I'm sitting home and crying
ABm
But I'm not, oh no
BmD
I've pulled the Queen of Clubs, there's no denying
AF#
I'm having the time of my life
[Chorus]
BmEm
And now we're through, the show is over
ABm
The audience is walking out the room
GEm
You know it's true, well I told ya'
F#F#EDC#
That all you've done comes back around on you
[Chorus]
BmEm
And now we're through, the show is over
ABm
The audience is walking out the room
GEm
You know it's true, well I told ya'
F#
That all you've done comes back around
F#EDC#Bm
All you've done comes back around on you.
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03. Broken Doll
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No Capo
[Intro]
G#
I'm a broken doll
G#aug
And you're the puppeteer
C#
Take control for me
C#m
And wipe away my fear
[Verse]
G#G#maj7
I don't claim to be perfect
G#7C#
I know I'm damaged goods
C#E
But I wanna be led out of darkness
G#D#7
Just like every lady would
G#G#maj7
Lick my wounds and watch them seal
G#7C#
With your healing heart
C#E
Embrace my sadness, look after me
G#D#7
Cause there's no-one else I'd ask
[Chorus]
G#
I'm a broken doll
G#aug
And you're the puppeteer
C#
Take control for me
C#m
And wipe away my fear
G#
Piece me all together
G#aug
Though broken I am sweet
C#
You thought my heart was made of wood
D#
But I can hear it beat
[Verse]
G#G#maj7
I'm scared of shadows in the night
G#7C#
When you're not there by my side
C#E
Sick of nightmares in my sleep
G#D#7
When there's no place I can hide
G#G#maj7
See the beauty in the flood
G#7C#
That drips down from my eyes
C#E
Hold the parts that were ripped out
G#D#7
That had took me by surprise
[Chorus]
G#
I'm a broken doll
G#aug
And you're the puppeteer
C#
Take control for me
C#m
And wipe away my fear
G#
Piece me all together
G#aug
Though broken I am sweet
C#
You thought my heart was made of wood
D#
But I can hear it beat
[Bridge]
Emaj7
Boom, boom, there it goes, boom, boom
To the sound of the grand piano
D#
I'm dancing in your light
D#7
And I like it here
G#
I'm a broken doll
G#aug
And you're the puppeteer
C#
Take control for me
C#m
And wipe away my fear
[Chorus]
G#
I'm a broken doll
G#aug
And you're the puppeteer
C#
Take control for me
C#m
And wipe away my fear
G#
Piece me all together
G#aug
Though broken I am sweet
C#
You thought my heart was made of wood
D#
But I can hear it beat
[Final Chorus]
G#
I'm a broken doll
G#aug
You're the puppeteer
C#
Take control for me
C#m
And wipe away my fear
G#
Piece me all together
G#aug
Though broken I am sweet
C#
You thought my heart was made of wood
But I can hear it beat
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04. Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful?
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No Capo
[Intro]
DmFGCDmGDmFGAmCGAmDmGDmC
[Verse]
DmFGC
The Prophet took my hand on All Souls' Day
DmGDmFG
He preached the value of deception
AmCGAm
Changing shadows by a shapeshifter's rules
DmGDmC
Tales are never just for fools
DmFGC
The court of conscience came before me
DmGDmFG
Presenting me with a heavenly angel
AmCGAm
You took my hand and asked me, truths aside
DmGDmC
To his questions I replied
[Chorus]
FBbFA7
Do you want the truth or something beautiful?
DmA7DmC
Just close your eyes and make believe
FBbFA7
Do you want the truth or something beautiful?
DmGDm
I am happy to deceive you
[Verse]
DmFGC
He stood as tall as redwood trees
DmGDmFG
Drank tea from a seamstress' thimble
AmCGAm
I didn't want to speak the honest truth
DmGDmC
So I spit out lies that aimed to soothe
[Chorus]
FBbFA7
Do you want the truth or something beautiful?
DmA7DmC
Just close your eyes and make believe
FBbFA7
Do you want the truth or something beautiful?
DmGDm
I am happy to deceive you
[Bridge]
DmA/DbF/CG/B
Sacred lies and telling tales
BbA
I can be who you want me to be
DmA/DbF/CG/B
Sacred lies and telling tales
BbA
I can be who you want me to be
DmGDmG
But do you want me?
[Interlude]
DmGDmGDmFGCDmGDmFGAmCGAmDmGDmC
[Chorus]
FBbFA7
Do you want the truth or something beautiful?
DmA7DmC
Just close your eyes and make believe
FBbFA7
Do you want the truth or something beautiful?
DmGDm
I am happy to deceive you
[Outro]
DmA/DbF/CG/B
Sacred lies and telling tales
BbA
I can be who you want me to be
DmA/DbF/CG/B
Sacred lies and telling tales
BbA
I can be who you want me to be
Dm
But do you want me?
But do you want me?
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05. Upside Down
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No Capo
[Intro]
DmGm N.C.
[Verse 1]
Dm
Angels watching over me with smiles upon their face
Gm
Cause I have made it through this far in an unforgiving place
Dm
It feels sometimes this hill's too steep for a girl like me to climb
Gm
But I must knock those thoughts right down I do it in my own time
[Pre-Chorus]
Am
I don't care (care care)
Gm
I'm half way there (nowhere)
AmA
On a road that leads me to straight to who knows where
[Chorus]
Dm
I tell you what (I tell you what)
Am
What I have found (What I have found)
Gm
That I'm no fool (That I'm no fool)
Dm
I'm just upside down (Just upside down)
Dm
Ain't got no cares (Ain't got no cares)
Am
I aint got no rules (Aint got no rules)
Gm
I think I like (I think I like)
Dm
Living upside down (Living upside down)
[Verse 2]
Dm
Watchin people scurry by rushing to and fro
Gm
Oh this world is such a crazy place it's all about the go go go
Dm
Sometimes life can taste so sweet when you slow it down
Gm
You start to see the world a little differently when you turn it upside down
[Pre-Chorus]
Am
I don't care (care care)
Gm
I'm half way there (nowhere)
AmA
And I'm just soaking up the magic in the air
[Chorus]
Dm
I tell you what (I tell you what)
Am
What I have found (What I have found)
Gm
That I'm no fool (That I'm no fool)
Dm
I'm just upside down (Just upside down)
Dm
Ain't got no cares (Ain't got no cares)
Am
I aint got no rules (Aint got no rules)
Gm
I think I like (I think I like)
Dm
Living upside down (Living upside down)
[Bridge]
Dm
(Whoa Whoa Whoa) You gotta slow it down
Am
(Yeah Yeah Yeah) But then you pick it up
Gm
(Whoa Yeah Whoa)
DmC'mon and try a little topsy-turvy back-to-front the right way round
Dm
Take it slow slow slow (You gotta pick it up)
Am
Yeah Yeah Yeah (See you slow it down)
GmDm
Yo Yo Yo (Tell me something, something)
[Chorus]
Dm
I tell you what (I tell you what)
Am
What I have found (What I have found)
Gm
That I'm no fool (That I'm no fool)
Dm
I'm just upside down (Just upside down)
Dm
Ain't got no cares (Ain't got no cares)
Am
I aint got no rules (Aint got no rules)
Gm
I think I like (I think I like)
Dm
Living upside down (Living upside down)
[Chorus]
Dm
I tell you what (I tell you what)
Am
What I have found (What I have found)
Gm
That I'm no fool (That I'm no fool)
Dm
I'm just upside down (Just upside down)
Dm
Ain't got no cares (Ain't got no cares)
Am
I aint got no rules (Aint got no rules)
Gm
I think I like (I think I like)
Dm
Living upside down (Living upside down)
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06. Romance Is Dead
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No Capo
[Intro]
DABmGDA
[Verse]
DABm
The plastic flowers you gave
GDA
Sit on the table, so unstable
DABm
And there are some greasy fingerprints
GDA
On that pre-wrote birthday card you wrote your name in
E
And I know that you make your effort
GAC7
But I think you could do much better
[Chorus]
FG
Are roses blue and violets red?
BbBbm
Say it isn't true
F
Don't tell me romance is dead
G
So wake up you sleepy head
BbBbmDmG
All your dreams are just a kiss away
[Verse]
DABmG
I asked you for a letter
DA
So you e-mailed, have we failed?
DABm
Oh, you kiss with such a potential,
GDA
Then ask to speed up, it's not enough
E
Now I am carrying my own bags up
GAC7
17 flights of stairs, love
[Chorus]
FG
Are roses blue and violets red?
BbBbm
Say it isn't true
F
Don't tell me romance is dead
G
So wake up you sleepy head
BbBbmDm
Think of all the magic we could make
BbBbmDm
All your dreams are just a kiss away
[Bridge]
FFmaj7
It shouldn't take just Valentine's Day
F7BbBbm
Just to show you love me
FFmaj7
You don't need any money
F7BbBbm
Just a bit of imagination
[Chorus]
FG
Are roses blue and violets red?
BbBbm
Say it isn't true
F
Don't tell me romance is dead
G
So wake up you sleepy head
BbBbmDm
Think of all the magic we could make
BbBbmDm
All your dreams are just a kiss away
[Chorus]
AbBb
Are roses blue and violets red?
DbDbm
Say it isn't true
Ab
Don't tell me romance is dead
Bb
So wake up you sleepy head
DbDbmFm
Think of all the magic we could make
DbDbm
All your dreams...
[Chorus]
AbBb
Are roses blue and violets red?
DbDbm
Say it isn't true
Ab
Don't tell me romance is dead
Bb
So wake up you sleepy head
DbDbmFm
Think of all the magic we could make
DbDbmFm
All your dreams are just a kiss away
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07. New York
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No Capo
[Intro]
G#mD#m/F#C#/FC#m/EG#mD#m/F#C#/F
[Verse]
N.C.
The days were long and the nights so cold
The pages turn and the tale unfolds
G#mD#m/F#C#/FC#m/E
He left me for another lady
G#mD#m/F#
She stood so tall and she never slept
C#/FC#m/E
The was not one moment he could regret
G#mD#m/F#C#/F
He left me for another lady
[Pre-Chorus]
EBD#7
He took my hand one day and told me
G#mF#
He was leaving, me disbelieving
Esus2B
And I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I
D#7D#7/GG#mF#
Had to let him go
[Chorus]
EB
Her name was New York, New York
D#7D#7/GG#mF#
And she took his heart away oh my
EB
Her name was New York, New York
D#7D#7/GG#mF#
She had poisoned his sweet mind
EEm6
Mmmm
[Verse]
G#mD#m/F#
The wolves they howled for my lost soul
C#/FC#m/E
I fell down a deep black hole
G#mD#m/F#C#/FC#m/E
He left me for another lady
G#mD#m/F#
She poured the drinks and she poured the power
C#/FC#m/E
Diamond girl who could talk for hours
G#mD#m/F#C#/F
He left me for another lady
[Pre-Chorus]
EB
Now I am on my own
D#7 (D#/G) G#m
He told me he was leaving
F#
And I was pleading
Esus2B
And I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I
D#7D#7/GG#mF#
Had to let him go
[Chorus]
EB
Her name was New York, New York
D#7D#7/GG#mF#
And she took his heart away oh my
EB
Her name was New York, New York
D#7D#7/GG#mF#
She had poisoned his sweet mind
[Bridge]
EC#m7
The greatest times, I don't wanna hear it
G#mF#
Your new laughter lines, I don't wanna hear it
EC#m7
The new found friends she introduced you to
G#mF#
I don't wanna know them I just wanna be with you
EFm7-5
Please don't make me go to...
[Chorus]
EB
New Yooork, New York
D#7D#7/GG#mF#
She took your heart away oh my
EB
Her name was New York, New York
D#7D#7/GG#mF#
She had poisoned your sweet mind
EEm6
She poisoned your sweet mind
[Outro]
G#mD#m/F#C#/FC#m/EG#mD#m/F#C#/F
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08. Stargazer
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No Capo
[Intro]
EmAm7Cadd9D
Ba da da, ba da da, ba da
EmAm7Cadd9D
Ba da da, ba da da, ba da
[Verse]
EmAm7Cadd9D
He was a star collector, she knew about the skies.
EmAm7Cadd9Dsus4D
He was a tight-rope walker, she was the talk of the town.
EmAm7
While he was in the clouds
Cadd9Dsus4DG/B
He'd show her the signs and he'd know what they mean
Gm/A#Dsus4D
Twinkle twinkle, little dream.
[Chorus]
GD/F#Em7Bm7
Stargazer, heartbreaker.
CG
Wish you were here.
Am7Dsus4DG
How will I shine anymore without your atmosphere?
D/F#Em7Bm7CG
My dear stargazer, don't disappear.
Am7DEm
How will I shine anymore when you're not here?
Am7Cadd9D
Ba da da, ba da da, ba da.
[Verse]
EmAm7Cadd9D
She had it all and lost it, now he's forever in space.
EmAm7Cadd9Dsus4D
He circles Haley's comet, lights up the sky like a flame.
EmAm7
Now she's the star collector,
Cadd9Dsus4DG/B
She knows the signs and she knows what they mean
Gm/A#D
Twinkle twinkle, little dream.
[Chorus]
GD/F#Em7Bm7
Stargazer, heartbreaker.
CG
Wish you were here.
Am7Dsus4DG
How will I shine anymore without your atmosphere?
D/F#Em7Bm7CG
My dear stargazer, don't disappear.
Am7DCmaj7
How will I shine anymore when you're not here?
[Bridge]
GAm7GCmaj7
You're my every day and the moment I wake up lonely;
GFAm7C/G
You're the only one who can bring the stars for me...
Dsus4DGD/F#
Twinkle twinkle, little dream.
Em7Bm7CGAm7Dsus4D
My little dream
[Chorus]
GD/F#Em7Bm7
Stargazer, heartbreaker.
CG
Wish you were here.
Am7Dsus4DG
How will I shine anymore without your atmosphere?
D/F#Em7Bm7CG
My dear stargazer, don't disappear.
Am7DEm
How will I shine anymore when you're not here?
[Coda]
Am7Cadd9DEm
(Ba da da, ba da da, ba da) Give me a shooting star.
Am7Cadd9DEm
And I'll make a wish, I'll make a wish for you.
Am7Cadd9D
(Ba da da, ba da da, ba da)
EmAm7Cadd9DEm
How will I shine anymore when you're not here?
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09. My Legs Are Weak
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No Capo
[Intro]
Bb
[Verse]
Bb
I'm collecting people's tears
FGbdim
They cried because they miss you
Gm
They fill the seas and all the lakes
EbEbm
With memories the wind blew
DmDb
I'd run out of jars before a second could pass
CmF
Didn't have enough time with you to turn the hourglass
BbD
Pictures in my head suddenly appear
Eb
Why d'you have to go away
Ebm
It's all not very clear
[Chorus]
Gm
Goodbye sweet angel
D7
Sail away on teary seas
Gm
Tattooed the time we had
D7
On my memory
Bb
My legs are weak
[Verse]
Bb
When I close my eyes I see you,
FGbdim
The dimples in your cheeks,
Gm
I forgot to thank you for the things
EbEbm
Cause I didn't see you for weeks
DmDb
Woke up this morning and hoped for a dream
CmF
But reality sat next to me and forced me to believe.
Bb
Knocked down too soon
D
Like a skittle on the lanes
Eb
The man who took the wrong stop
Ebm
From life's fast moving train.
[Chorus]
Gm
Goodbye sweet angel
D7
Sail away on teary seas
Gm
Tattooed the time we had
D7
On my memory
[Bridge]
D7DbCm
Ooooh oh Funeral Flowers
GmF
Won't make me believe
Cm
They can carry out the casket
GmFCm
And I'll still expect to see you
D
You come round tomorrow
And tell me all your news
BbD
I don't ask for much from you
Sleep to my lullaby
Eb
Only give me one more chance
Ebm
To say my last goodbye
[Final Chorus]
Gm
Goodbye sweet angel
D7
Sail away on teary seas
Gm
Tattooed the time we had
D7
On my memory
Gm
Goodbye sweet angel
D7
Sail away on teary seas
Gm
Tattooed the time we had
D7
On my memory
GmD7
(Goodbye sweet angel)
GmD7
(Sail away on teary seas)
GmD7
(Tattooed the times we had)
GmD7
(On my memory)
My legs are weak
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10. Play On
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No Capo
[Intro]
CmFmG
[Verse]
FmEbFm/DCm
We are a lullaby, an everlasting song
FmEbFm/DG
Taken as prisoners to a place where we belong
FmEbFm/DCm
If the tune stops, I will not wake, oh no
FmEbG
Without us I'm no one, my soul swells and aches
[Pre-Chorus]
CmFmBb
So on the day when the music dies, so will our love
Eb
There'll be some pain, but I'll keep it in my locket
CmFm
If you'll lead the band, then I will have to follow
G
There's no escape for me, so
[Chorus]
CmFm
(Play on) Keep me dancing in the air
Eb
(Play on) No one else they can compare
G
(Play on) To the harmony of our sweet rapture
CmFm
(Play on) You have a supernatural flair
Eb
(Play on) Push me further than I dare
G
(Play on) Play on, play on, play on
FmEbFm/DCm
So play on for me
[Verse]
FmEbFm/DCm
So if this melody should stop or fade away
FmEbFm/DG
The oceans will drain out, and the stars disintegrate
FmEbGCm
It's like voodoo, I've lost all my control
FmEbG
I look into you, you make me rock and roll
[Pre-Chorus]
CmFmBb
So on the day when the music dies, so will our love
Eb
There'll be some pain, but I'll keep it in my locket
CmFm
If you'll lead the band, then I will have to follow
G
There's no escape for me, so
[Chorus]
CmFm
(Play on) Keep me dancing in the air
Eb
(Play on) No one else they can compare
G
(Play on) To the harmony of our sweet rapture
CmFm
(Play on) You have a supernatural flair
Eb
(Play on) Push me further than I dare
G
(Play on) Play on, play on, play on
Cm
So play on for me
[Break]
Cm
(Play on and on and on and on...)
[Chorus]
CmFm
(Play on) Keep me dancing in the air
Eb
(Play on) No one else they can compare
G
(Play on) To the harmony of our sweet rapture
CmFm
(Play on) You have a supernatural flair
Eb
(Play on) Push me further than I dare
G
(Play on) Play on, play on, play on
Cm
So play on for me
[Final Chorus]
FmEb
(Play on, play on)
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To the harmony of our sweet rapture
CmFm
(Play on) You have a supernatural flair
EbG
(Play on) Push me further than I dare
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